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A power set is a set that contains all of the subsets of a particular set, as well as the empty set. In mathematical notation, a power set is represented by the notation P(S), and the number of items in a power set is represented by the number 2n. A power set may be thought of as a placeholder for all of the subsets of a given set, or, to put it another way, the subsets of a given set are the members or elements of the power set.
In layman’s terms, a set is a collection of items that are all different from one another. Set A will be the subset of set B if all members of set A are present in set B. If there are two sets, A and B, then A will be the subset of B if all elements of A are present in the B.
Power set
An element exists in the power set of an empty set. We know that if the number of elements in a set is ‘n,’ then the power set will have 2n items. The empty set is a set that has no items. It is represented by the sign. This means that is a subset of all sets. An empty set has no elements. As a result, the power set of the empty set is merely an empty set.
We recently learned that an empty set has no elements, hence the power set of an empty set will have 20 items. As a result, the empty set’s power set is an empty set with one element, i.e., 20 = 1. As a result, P(E) =. {}.
Calculating methods of power set
Calculate the number of elements in each of the power sets in the following examples.
a) An empty set, denoted by the symbol A.
b) A set consisting of ‘k+1’ items.
There will be 2n items in the power set for any number of elements in a set of elements equal to or greater than ‘n’. As a result of the absence of any components in an empty set, the power set will contain either 20 items or 1 element. As a result, the power set of the empty set is also an empty set, with P(E) = 0 as the result.
P(A) = 2n is the power set of a set with ‘n’ elements, and it is defined as P(A) = 2n. The fact that a set has ‘k+1’ members means that the power set of the set will have 2k+1 elements, as stated above.
Power set examples
Consider the expression X = {1,2}
Let Y = {1,2,3} be the value of Y.
Because the |X| equals 2, there will be 22 subsets for the set X in this case.
and |Y| equals three. We shall demonstrate that set Y has a total of 23 subsets.
Subsets of X are represented by the symbols =,{ϕ}, {1}, {2}, {1,2}
There exist subsets of Y that are = {ϕ}, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1,2} ,{2,3}, {1,3}, {1,2,3}
In this case, ‘3’ represents the additional member in set Y that is not present in set X. In addition, set Y has four subsets that do not contain element 3 and four additional subsets that do contain element 3. In total, there are four subsets of set Y that do not include the element ‘3’ and four subsets that do contain the element ‘3’.
Conclusion
The main purpose of a power set is to provide a world for other things to take place. Many mathematical topics begin by declaring particular subsets of a set as distinct. Topology is concerned with open sets, measure theory is concerned with measurable sets, and a non-principal ultrafilter needs even non-standard analysis to get started. However, a Power set combines all of these characteristics into a single set.
